Contributed By: kathleengatti
Grandma Gatti
This is a DELICIOUS easy to prepare meal, when you have A LOT of green peppers, as I usually do, from my garden.
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Total Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients: Rice, Pasta & Bread
Egg & Cheese
Vegetables
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 8
Origin: Italian
Special Features: Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Kids can help make it
Vegetarian
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
High Fiber
Meal Type: Entree
Ingredients
1 dozen Large green peppers
2-3 Pkgs frozen chopped spinach
2 cups Bread crumbs(italian bread crumbs are yummy!)
2 Eggs
1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup Shredded mozzerella cheese
1 pkg Cream cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
Wash and slice green peppers, clean out. Boil gently in salted water (about 15 minutes) till soft but NOT mushy.
Cook spinach and drain.
Mix all the cheeses together, add the bread crumbs and eggs, mix with hands, add the spinach and salt and pepper.
Mix well with hands til well blended.
Put a fist full of the mixture in each green pepper, mounded slightly.
When on the cookie sheet, place few drops of oil on each pepper.
Bake 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes!
ENJOY!!
Cook's Notes
*You can lower the fat and calorie content by substituting lower-fat dairy products.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 400
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Total Fat: 20 g
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Saturated Fat: 11 g
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Carbohydrates: 40 g
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Protein: 19 g
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Vitamin C: 168 mg
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Calcium: 358 mg
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Fiber: 7 g